Senior Python Backend Engineer: Kafka, Cloud Native

Valiant Technologies LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC is seeking an experienced senior backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable services and Kafka-driven data pipelines. You will work across teams to translate business requirements into reliable, secure cloud-native solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, code quality, and a strong focus on CI/CD, containers, and microservices in a production environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong Python production experience.
• Deep Kafka knowledge in high-scale production.
• Cloud deployment on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems.
• CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing.
• Leadership or mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Optimize Kafka configurations for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements.
• Lead code reviews and enforce best practices in CI/CD and cloud architecture.
• Troubleshoot production issues in backend and Kafka processing.
• Drive architecture decisions toward maintainable and secure solutions.

Skills

Python

Kafka

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Automated testing

Tools

Git

GitHub

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC is seeking an experienced senior backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable services and Kafka-driven data pipelines. You will work across teams to translate business requirements into reliable, secure cloud-native solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, code quality, and a strong focus on CI/CD, containers, and microservices in a production environment.